I’ve recently had an experience, where I’ve been given a complete ray of light, and I have a film coming out called Waiting for Forever. It’s coming out February 2nd. When I auditioned for it, it was a role written for a young married mom, and I auditioned for it and they gave it to me. It wasn’t a role written for a plus sized girl. I was like wow! I got a role that wasn’t for a plus sized girl.

— Nikki Blonsky / February 03, 2011

These men who directed and produced the film gave me that hope. For a while I was like will I always be the cute sidekick? But these men showed me that I can do whatever I want in film. It’s up to the studios, the people, and the directors.

— Nikki Blonsky / February 03, 2011

If there was a movie that I had to lose 80 lbs to do, I would absolutely lose those 80 lbs but that’s just because I love my job. I love what I do. I think it’s up to me and it’s up to everybody else out there in Hollywood to not be afraid of hiring plus-sized girls, we don’t bite. I can do everything skinny girls can do, trust me.

— Nikki Blonsky / February 03, 2011

I honestly think Hollywood is getting real. They’re saying ‘hey this is what a lot of America looks like,’ a lot of America doesn’t wear a size 2. I think the studios and the media are starting to realize that overweight people want something they can relate to, so let’s give it to them. I think that Mike and Molly is great.

— Nikki Blonsky / February 03, 2011

If I would have listened to all those people who told me to lose weight, I wouldn’t have gotten Tracy [in Hairspray] and I wouldn’t have gotten Will [in Huge],

— Nikki Blonsky doesn't mind being fat / August 22, 2010

Pick out the great things that you love about yourself. Whether it be your personality or jokes, whatever it is and focus on that rather than, ‘oh my hips are too big’ or ‘I have fat on my thighs’. Beauty fades as we get older. We will be remembered for the important things like our personalities and the work that we’ve done and how we’ve impacted other people’s lives. Not what we look like.` I just realize that I’m here for a reason. I’m here not to look like all the other girls. There’s something in me that separates me and makes me different and I don’t think it’s my weight. Obviously that’s the physical reason but I think when it comes down to it, I always believed talent would prevail.